Rough Translations

A goat cannot eat coconut because it cannot climb up a ladder to reach the coconuts up in the coconut tree.

The head of Mkata ward has forbidden to cut trees in the Mkapa ward.

Let those maidens of the liwali (former Muslim government representative) eat the rice of the liwali. "Wari" is sometimes spelt "wali".

What makes you feel sorry? or "What's bugging you?

Karim is generous and he has a party.

Where are your chickens, brother?

The obstinate person (Mkaidi) doesn't profit/gain/get ahead (hafaidi) until (hadi) the festival of Idi (siku ya Idi), that is, until the day at the end of Ramadan: A stubborn person doesn't get ahead until a long time has passed.